Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx with Rock Symphony

Former Styx vocalist/keyboardist Dennis DeYoung will perform the music of Styx with a rock symphony at DTE Energy Music Theatre on Friday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets at $39.50 and $19.47 pavilion and $9.47 lawn are on sale now at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre Box Offices and all Ticketmaster locations.

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Dennis DeYoung is a founding member of the rock group Styx. The Chicago based band has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide and DeYoung has written eight of their top nine singles. Styx was the first band to record four consecutive triple platinum albums.

DeYoung will perform with his five-piece band and a full symphony orchestra. A unique symphonic rock experience combining the impact of a live orchestra with the edge of a rock band, DeYoung brings new power and feeling to such classics as “Lady,” “Babe,” “Come Sail Away,” “Mr.Roboto,” “Grand Illusion,” “Lorelei,” “Suite Madame Blue,” “Rockin’ The Paradise,” “Don’t Let It End,” plus many more, including solo works and new music.

In 2002, WTTW Chicago PBS taped DeYoung performing with his rock band, a full symphony orchestra and The Chicago Children’s Choir for PBS’ Soundstage. This Soundstage pledge program is currently airing nationwide on PBS stations. DeYoung followed this performance by recording his live symphony orchestra concert in April 2003 at the historic Chicago Theatre.

DeYoung and film composer Alan Silvestri rearranged and re-orchestrated “Grand Illusion” for symphony orchestra and rock band, which closes the IMAX film Sigfried and Roy: The Magic Box. His latest ventures include “Come Sail Away” featured in the Disney movie Atlantis, Ja Rule covering one of his never released Styx songs “Castle Walls,” Foxy Brown sampling “Light Up,” and a spoof of “Mr.Roboto” in Austin Powers - Goldmember.

In recent years, DeYoung’s songs have appeared in movies and television shows, including: Sofia Coppola’s Virgin Suicides Adam Sandler’s Big Daddy and 8 Crazy Nights New Line Cinema’s Detroit Rock City DreamWork’s Old School starring Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn Comedy Central’s South Park, NBC’s Ed and ER ABC’s Still Standing and CBS’ The King of Queens. Volkswagen turned “Mr. Roboto” into a funny national commercial featuring Wayne’s World-type guys jammin’ to the song. In 1999, Universal Hippo Records released a compilation of DeYoung’s solo albums in their Ultimate Collection series, featuring music from Desert Moon, Back to the World and Boomchild.

In April 2009, DeYoung released his fifth solo album, One Hundred Years From Now. He also wrote and recorded a song for his wife Suzanne’s book A Love Foretold.

Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx with Rock Symphony is part of the Belle Tire Concert series.